as in owners
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
the proprietor of a used-car dealership
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Recent Examples of proprietors
While some content owners have agreed to sell their wares to AI proprietors, others have held out and in some cases filed lawsuits against tech firms.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
When a bar called Time Again opened in May on the stub of a dead-end street in Chinatown, the proprietors set out some red and blue plastic stools reminiscent of an elementary-school cafeteria’s.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
This is a real boon for sole proprietors like Etsy sellers and Uber drivers who might save $100 or more from sites that charge extra to do this.
—PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
Note that those who freelance or are the sole proprietors of a company can’t use this pathway, though business owners may qualify as investors.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Pass-through businesses such as sole proprietors, partnerships or S corporations may also want to accelerate income to leverage the 20% qualified business income deduction, which could also sunset after 2025, Traphagen said.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
The famed French eatery, a one-time haunt of everyone from Grace Kelly and Jackie O to Truman Capote and Orson Welles, has now changed hands and reintroduced itself this summer under proprietors and Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette and Le Rock.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Common taxes for small businesses include income tax, paid either through the business owner’s tax return for sole proprietors and partnerships or as corporate tax for C-corporations.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
When a bar called Time Again opened in May on the stub of a dead-end street in Chinatown, the proprietors set out some red and blue plastic stools reminiscent of an elementary-school cafeteria’s.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
This is a real boon for sole proprietors like Etsy sellers and Uber drivers who might save $100 or more from sites that charge extra to do this.
—PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
Note that those who freelance or are the sole proprietors of a company can’t use this pathway, though business owners may qualify as investors.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Pass-through businesses such as sole proprietors, partnerships or S corporations may also want to accelerate income to leverage the 20% qualified business income deduction, which could also sunset after 2025, Traphagen said.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
The famed French eatery, a one-time haunt of everyone from Grace Kelly and Jackie O to Truman Capote and Orson Welles, has now changed hands and reintroduced itself this summer under proprietors and Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette and Le Rock.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Common taxes for small businesses include income tax, paid either through the business owner’s tax return for sole proprietors and partnerships or as corporate tax for C-corporations.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Proprietors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietors. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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